The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-25
CANADIAN AFFAIRS,
Sir Charles Tupper's Views OH O'Bri,
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Sir Charles Tupper's Views on O'Brien',
Visit and Commercial Union.
New York, May 2i.-Sir Charles Tup
per, Canadian Minister OF Finance, at
present visiting this city, in an interview
expressed his views on matters which in.
terest the public.
His first remarks concerned the visit oil
Mr.. O'Brien 10 Canada, and while he did
not 20 into tho subject very extensively,
he made his remarks sufficiently pointed
Zone OF the advantages which We think
the British system has over the American
system," he said, "is that both ia Eng
land and in Canada all parties treat tic
Executive head Of the nation as beyond
criticism. We attack the responsible
Ministers ol the day in England, and in
Canada We do the same thing, but We
don't attack the Executive head of the
country. Fiercely as controversy NAV
wage between the two parties, they all
unite in sustaining the Executive head oI
the country. 1t naturally follows tha, VIC
disapprove very strongly-Ril parties and
all classes Of us-of departure fro m ths,
Couree by anybody coming into the coun.
try to attack the Queens representative
and that in reference to questions tha!
have no relation to Canada or Canadian
affairs.
At the same time everybody declares
the iaCt that, il MIR. O'Brien had the bad
taste and the bad Judgment to come tc
Canada on such mission, he should
have been made the subject OF violence
by any interierenCes. Such thing ia a
most unusual thing for Canada, az it ia d
place where the freest speech on all uues
tions is tolerated"
Concerning tho question OF commercial
reciprocity between the United States and
Canada, Sir Charles had great deal tc
to cay. "lt 10 very much in the intercs,
Of the United States md Canada, )" he be
gan, that there should he the .reest com
mercial intercourse between tho two conn
tries. Canada ID ready and always has
been ready TO promote tho commercial
intercourse TO the fullest posebIe extent
But OF CourBe We are quitN aware thai
uneso We can adopt the United State.
tnril aB between us and England il woul,
be Qnite impraCtiCable. mean that il
would be impossible for the United State,
10 adopt a customs union or FREQ trade be
tween Cauada and tho United States, ri
that would really mean free trade ba,wrpr
the United States and England. A com
plele customs union ia simply imptactica
bic. 1t would be quite impossible 10,
Canada to adopt n tRritl go hostile 10 tLl
mother county.
III believe that, anxioua as 10 hor Maic5
ty'H Government to avoid tho slightest
cause Of difference with the Government
Of the United Statea the time ia far distant
when the Government OF England viii
shrink in tho slightest degree from rivinl
fair and candid consideration to yhstoyrl
tho claims OF Canada may hc, ehoul(
deeply deplore, and every Intelligent Cs
madam wonld deeply dsploss, any inter
ruption to the commercial relations exist,
INK lletween Canada aud this country, bu,
cannot forget ihA. Ii tho policy of non
intercourse were adopted II would lead IL
tho development OF those chnnnols o
communication which We have ourselyes
md that the commerce Of Canada. which
to-day is building up New York; MI
speaking OF the through trallic-and i,
building up Boston and Portland, woul,
DO carried through exclusively Canadian
channels to Canadian ports, and woul,
build up Montreal, Q1ebec, ST, Andrews
st. Johna and HALIFAX with inCredibl
rapidity. ] never expect To 400 tho hou
come when nOn-intercoIrse policy i
adopted"